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The Fort Myers Power Plant is a natural gas and fuel oil-fired power station located in Lee County, Florida. The power station is composed of eight GE 7000F combined cycle natural gas-fired units and two fuel oil-fired units, totalling an installed capacity of 2,608.9 MW. It is the third largest power station in Florida by installed capacity.
Read more on WikipediaThe Fort Myers plant, located in Lee County, Florida, is a 2680.9 MW hybrid power plant primarily fueled by natural gas. Operated by Florida Power & Light Co, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, the facility began operations in 1958 and consists of 14 generators utilizing natural gas fired combined cycle and combustion turbine technologies, with petroleum liquids also listed as a fuel. The plant operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
Fort Myers ranks as the 5th largest power plant in Florida out of 51, and 11th nationally out of 945 plants. The plant's latest annual generation was 8,971,128 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 38.1%.
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